Friday, December 13, 2019

A Message from Mars

A Message from Mars is a 1913 British science fiction film with a plot similar to Dickens' Christmas Carol story. It's only an hour long.


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  1. Tom4:25 AM

    ...I'm amazed by the things that you find.

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  2. CJ Kennedy4:36 AM

    This sounds like a lot of fun! Where do you find these?

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    1. Divers and Sundry5:53 AM

      I was specifically looking for Christmas Carol adaptations when I came across this. I live by google searches lol

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  3. R's Rue5:40 AM

    ❤️

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  4. Bleubeard and Elizabeth10:08 PM

    This one was unique. I actually enjoyed it. I needed a break and this was the perfect one.

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:00 AM

      I'm glad you enjoyed it, too :) Certainly a different take on the story.

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  5. Valerie-Jael11:56 PM

    It looks interesting, thanks! Valerie

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:01 AM

      It's interesting to see how different the adaptations are.

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  6. My name is Erika.5:56 PM

    That;s an interesting take on a Christmas Carol. It might not have been meant as a take on it, but I like the idea. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:16 PM

      I'm assuming they were inspired by the Dickens tale. It's interesting to see such a different setting.

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  7. Rita3:25 PM

    Yes, must have been inspired by Dickens. Not as convincing in the transformation, but interesting. Funny they used the Egyptian symbol for life, an ankh, as their Martian symbol for whatever holy thing it was for--LOL! :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry4:24 PM

      It's more preachy, I thought, and less able in its storytelling than most I've seen. I wonder how familiar the audience would've been with that symbol in 1913. Weren't a lot of discoveries made in Egyptian archaeology in the early 1900s?

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  8. Let's Art Journal9:48 AM

    What fun to find a sci-fi film based on a Dickens story 😁. Hugs, Jo x

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